CAPITAL STREET IS BLOCKED OFF THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON. 16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA WAS THERE AND TELLS US WHAT THE CELEBRATION MEANS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE 2ND ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL KICKED OFF--- WITH MUSIC, FOOD, AND FUN. IT'S A WAY TO COME AND CELEBRATE AND SHOW OUR MEXICAN RICH CULTURE WITH MISSISSIPPI AND WE ALSO INVITE OTHER CULTURES TO COME WITH US, SO IT'S A MULTI- CULTURAL EVENT NOW. WE HAVE AN INTERPRETER THAT'S HERE SO EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IS BEING REPRESENTED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS, THEY'VE GOT DANCERS COMING OUT. THERE IS A VARIET OF MUSIC: COUNTRY, ROCK, BLUES, JAZZ ... AND OF COURSE GENIUNIE MEXICAN TEHANO MUSIC. EVERY TIME THERES SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE LATINOS, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AND SOME PEOPLE SAY WHAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST IS TRYING THIS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART? THE FOOD! IT LOOKS DELICIOUS AND SEEING THEM PREPARE IT, IT LOOKS GOOD, I'M READY TO EAT. A VENDOR WE TALKED TO SAYS IT'S A GREAT WAY TO STAY CONNECTED--- THE SILVER SHE'S SELLING ---BROUGHT IN FROM MEXICO. IT'S WONDERFUL REPRESENTING YOUR OWN COUNTRY, BUY PRODUCTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVING IT SHOWCASED FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE IT. IN JACKSON, JENNIFER ORTEGA, 16 WAPT NEWS. THE EVENT ENDS AT 11 TONIGHT SO YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO GET OUT THERE AND TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVITES.